Agrifood systems — Emissions in China
China: Agrifood systems — Emissions was 1,322 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood systems — Emissions in China, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, agrifood systems — emissions in China stood at 1,322 kt.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions in China peaked at 1,420 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 949.1 kt, in 1990.
That places China 2nd out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,070 kt | 949.1 kt | 1,227 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,256 kt | 1,161 kt | 1,346 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,377 kt | 1,298 kt | 1,420 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,316 kt | 1,309 kt | 1,322 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More climate change data for China
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 604,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 191,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 413,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 722.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342,069 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 200,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 757 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5,052 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agrifood systems — emissions in China?
- Agrifood systems — emissions in China was 1,322 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1,420 kt in 2015.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 949.1 kt in 1990.
- How does China rank for agrifood systems — emissions?
- China ranks 2nd out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems — emissions rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agrifood systems — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf